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Possible Portfolio Peices

I've mulled around for far too long. I'm going to just post a few pieces I have in mind for the portfolio review process so I can make any adjustments that might be needed before submitting my work.

Out of what I currently have completed, here are five pieces I think best show the qualities desired.
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1

2

3
(I was told non-anthro work was ok for one piece, but what about nudes? This is purely an artistic nude figure study to demonstrate the use of anatomy, value, composition and lighting.)

(NUDE FIGURE STUDY)
http://ebonstripes.furtopia.org/Non-Anthropomorphic/NC-17_to_X/Figure_Study/Untitled.jpg

4

5

Aaaaand, that's it.

Comments?

I'm liking 2, 4, and 5, but I'd make changes to #1. While I like the amount of detail you put into his fur, something about the lighting on it just isn't working right. His pose also looks quite boring. It could use adjustments to look less stiff and more dynamic. The storytelling in that picture is almost nonexistent as well. It looks like he's traveling, but... the background doesn't complement your character in any way. It seems like something put together very quickly. If you still plan on working on it, add a better background that suggests some type of story setting.

I would also change one of the pieces with one that has an interesting environment, as you'd be submitting a piece that shows your knowledge of perspective.
The pose for #3 looks pretty good, but I'd spend more time polishing it with crisper forms. I haven't done an application yet, so I'm not sure how picky the reviewers are.

Hope my critique helped. :)

Fr0styRyan said: ... I'd make changes to #1. While I like the amount of detail you put into his fur, something about the lighting on it just isn't working right. His pose also looks quite boring... The storytelling in that picture is almost nonexistent as well. It looks like he's traveling, but... the background doesn't complement your character in any way. It seems like something put together very quickly...

I agree and I believe that's the second time someone's mentioned that. I'm not exactly sure yet what's off or how, but I might sit down with this and tweak it for lighting, depth and form.

As for the pose, it's something I ran into in the sketch stage, but didn't really see clearly until later on. I think I might alter this too and try to get a more fluid and lively pose with some believable motion.

The background was put together quickly and I do see what you mean about the lack of support it provides the figure. The image is a commission and didn't include a background and I'm tired of leaving my figures in a floating void of white so I threw in a background I thought might look decent so my eyes wouldn't get so bored while working on it. I Actually would like to go back and develop a nice background for this piece.

Fr0styRyan said:I would also change one of the pieces with one that has an interesting environment, as you'd be submitting a piece that shows your knowledge of perspective.
The pose for #3 looks pretty good, but I'd spend more time polishing it with crisper forms. I haven't done an application yet, so I'm not sure how picky the reviewers are.

Yeah, I feel you strongly there. Looking through all my pieces I note environments, and specifically strong environments, is something that they lack. I want to do a piece with a nice, strong background and supporting environment.

I think I understand what you mean about #3. There can be some more crispness and hard edge and value contrast, although what I'm doing is using alpha lines, edges, contrasts, etc. to make a strong focal point for the viewer. That is why there are some very soft and undefined areas. I do think it can be developed and fine tuned much further though.

Fr0styRyan said:Hope my critique helped. :)

Tremendously! Thank you very much for taking some time aside to spare a few thoughts, observations and words. Hopefully a reviewer will peek in on the post soon and add some comments. Until then I'll continue to try and develop these and future pieces.

Sorry for the late reply! The rest of the staff are still running ourselves ragged trying to implement changes so my typical duties have gone neglected.

Anyoo!

I'm going to agree that your first image does need quite a bit of work in the way of lighting. It has a lot of potential, but here's some changes I would suggest you fix on that particular piece, as I do feel its the strongest of all of your images:
- The arm that's swung back (the one closest to the viewer) is back way too far and doesn't appear to be attached to the pectoral muscle at all, but dislocated. I would move it forward on his body more
- More interesting background. Right now it just looks like a dirt mound rather than an appropriate setting. Even a flat horizon line would be a bit more believable, maybe some faded out mountains in the background?
-Agreeing to the above suggestion of more interesting lighting. Right now there's a hint of shadow but the whole image seems very very flat
-Inconsistencies in anatomy should be fixed in the feet. The feet seem to be of two different sizes and structures. The upraised foot looks more like toes attached to his leg with no foot pad, whereas the bottom foot looks a little more firmly planted, but he still appears to be floating. I would alter the feet a bit to give a better sense of weight.

I would avoid using the corgi image as it appears to be heavily photo referenced with little use of the imagination. Generally the "smudgy" look applied to copies from photos doesn't give us a good idea of your skills, just your photo copying abilities.

I like the conbadge as well, I think the lighting on the face is interesting. The lettering is oddly skewed though, in the future I would plan out your lettering a bit better, as it does contribute to the composition of the overall piece. Also his hands are a bit small in comparison to his head and body, make sure to watch that in the future!

Hope this helps and gives you a better direction of where to go from here :)